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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Playlist
A journey through the novel’s rural Georgia world, where intimate piano and jazz give way to the blues, gospel, and folk voices of longing, isolation, and hard-won hope. The instrumental opening evokes Singer’s inward quiet and the town’s changing emotional weather; the vocal half turns toward the characters’ private yearnings and the South’s deep cultural tensions.
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20 songs
1
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kinderszenen; Kreisleriana
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2
Alabama
John Coltrane · Live At Birdland
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3
Flamenco Sketches
Miles Davis · The Complete Miles Davis Featuring John Coltrane
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4
Ruby, My Dear
Thelonious Monk · Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (OJC Remaster)
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Poinciana
Ahmad Jamal · Poinciana
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Hymn to Freedom
Oscar Peterson · Hold These Truths
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7
In A Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington · Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
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8
April In Paris
Count Basie · April In Paris (Expanded Edition)
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9
Waltz For Debby
Bill Evans · New Jazz Conceptions
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10
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin · Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & An American in Paris
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Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts
Aaron Copland · Explore America
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12
Water from the Same Source
Christian Erik Frederickson · Systems / Layers
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13
Baleen Morning
Balmorhea · Balmorhea
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14
Requiem for the Static King, Pt. 2
A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen
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15
Gnossienne No. 1
Erik Satie · Gnossienne No. 1
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16
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday · Billie Holiday
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17
Backwater Blues
Bessie Smith · The Best of Bessie Smith
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18
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Odetta · The Ultimate Collection
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Lead Belly · Tradition Masters Series
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